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Smart Meter Installation.
I get my elec through e-on and they informed me my smart meter needed replacing. EDF have been in touch telling me it could take up to four hours to install (actually they say my electricity could be off for four hours).
Any idea why so long. The one they are removing is just plugs into a socket but I can't remeber how long it took to install.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The new Smart Meter will be installed near to where the electricity comes into the house and will require a technician to work on the live mains cables. It might not take the full 4 hours but it is not a plug and play either.
The display unit just plugs in but that is not the actual meter, just a link to the meter to save you having to stand on a chair to read the Smart Meter!
My wife has always wanted a smart meter. I'm old school. We received an email saying that our type of meter (night and day readings) need to be replaced by June 2025 when the radio signal to switch between night and day would be turned off. (No idea if that's the case.)
in the end, I succumbed and agreed that a smart meter would be installed as a birthday present for my wife. :-)
The process took about an hour. The engineer said that ours was a straightforward installation.